Foot-throttle for ford autos.



W, l. SYLVESTER FOOT THROTTLE FOR FORD AUTOS.

APPLICATION FlLED mas 21.1911.

1 276 99 1 a Patenm u 27, 1918.

W WK mm BY W ATTORNEY specificatio WALTER I. sYLvnsTEm-or MARCUS, IOWA.

I Fo ernnocentsreason]: .an'ros.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, WVALTER I. SYILvnsrER,

a citizen of the United Statesfresiding at- Marcus, in the county of Cherokee and'Sta'te T-his inventlon relates-to new and useful improvements in'automobiles and-the prifna cipal object of the invention is to provide a foot control for the throttle thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the throttle is automati-f foot isremovedfrom cally closed when the the pedal.

A further object of-the invention is to provide means for attaching the-improvement to existing models of automobiles with the minimum amount of interference therewith and by utilizing the bolts already on the automobile for securing the device in position.

i Another object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaractenwhich is sim-' ple and durable in construction, reliable and efficient inope'r'ation and one .which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

The inventlon also;

trated inthe accompanying drawingsand specifically claim.

In describi' erencewill be .had to the accompanying drawings; wherein like characters denote bile, 2 the inclined part of. the floor'ther'eof,

3 the steering post and l the carbureter. In carrying out my invention I secure a pair of straps'5 to'the end of the engine'bymeans of the two end bolts 6whicli secure the em Specification ofLette'rs Patent. Applioati'on'filed June 21,1917, Sefia1No.176,19 0.

the-downwardly eXtend-ing port'ion 7, i'svpro' 'vided. with flattened end in which area number of holes 7".' An angle'bar 10*is seq cured to the engine by one of thebolts of the coupling for the hose of the return pipe of pointed out in theappended- H forked end 15 of the lever 11 so that the ng my invention in detail frefv like or corresponding parts throughoutthe.

gine top in position and these straps under theincl ned part'of the floor andha've their ends rolled up togrip a r0jd 7,fsaid rod,

thestra'ps-G'and a hol'e 9"is made'in the'.in-.

clined floor "through .whioh'fthe said pedal passes. The-rod ('fis bent at'right angles andthe radiator, andlthis' angle bar supportsa bell crank lever'11 which has its/short I arm 12 connected with thedownwardlyextendingend of the rod 7 by means' of'the link 13. The link has its ends'tnrned down; wardly to e'ngage'lwith one of the holes 7" and the. holes 12' in the angleleVerI The long arm of-the bell crank-lever. lilhasits 7 end twisted as atj 14; and 'provided withja, fork 15 engaging with a rod. 16 which is connected with 1 the carbureter lever 17. This ro dreplaces the usual.rodlwhichcom j nects the carbureter with -.the 'rod on the having rotary movement in s' a id .rolled'up' steering post which is connected with the throttle lever. 1 The rod 16 is connected with.

consists in icertainif the rodon the steering post by means of-a other features of construction and 1n the- .combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter described, illussecond rod 17 having sliding engagement with the rod 16 b v means of the bent end each ro'd being-looped around the body of the other as at'18 and-19. A stop 20 on the rod 16 between said-loo s en 'a eswith the lever will moveltherod 16, and the end 19 of rod 17 is adjacent this stop. A coil spring 21 connected with the end of lever 16 where" it ioins the lever 17 tends toforce the lever 17 toward the ri ht this s urin bein con- O 7 Z' n v nectedto a suitable-part' of the frame of the In the normalposition of .the the spring 21 will hold the carbnreter infclosed position and theparts withthe foot pedal raised. hen the pedal is pressed byjthe' 1 .footthe rod 7.-will be rocked so as; to move thelong' arm of the lever 11 toward the left which will carry the rod 16 with it and thus open the carbureter'so that the speed of the motoris regulated b v the amount of pressure applied the foot pedal. This pedal right foot of the operator and when he Wishes to stop the etitoinohile he Will remove his foot from the pedal to place it on the brake pedal and the spring 21 will automatically close the throttle "ihe amount of of may be regulated by adjusting on. the rod 16 by means oi: the sore the holes 12 in the ie r l1 and t e the rod. 1 also allow certain mnouiit 0;. ad jnstnient of the parts.

I is desired to operate the throttle in the usual manner: by means of the hand le er under the steeringwheel this may be done .said lever is eonneetetl with throttleh means of the real 17, 21 closing the throttle i i I claim as my invention:

A foot throttle mechanism for automobiles comprising etmps secured to the engine and having bearings, a rod rocking therein and having a pedal and an arm projecting r21- dinll from it, it hell-Crank lever pivoted at its angle, its long arm being slotted and its short arm connected with the radial arm on said rod, a rod passing through the elot of said long arm and having a loop at one e25- treniity and its-other extremity connected with the oai'bureter leveig a stop adjustably mount-ed on this red against the slotted end of the bell-crank lever, and a second rod passing through the loop of the first and itself having a loop at one extremity enihreciiig the body of said first rod and its other extremity connected with the throttle control mechanism on the steering post.

In stinion v' whereoi I afiix my signature in presence two witnesses.

ALTER i. SYLVESTER, 

